Ravi Kumar Dahiya Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ravi Kumar Dahiya

• Ravi Kumar Dahiya is an Indian freestyle wrestler identified for successful the bronze medal on the 2019 World Wrestling Championships within the 57 kg weight class and securing a spot within the 2020 Summer Olympics. He additionally received a gold medal on the 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi which paved the trail for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

• Ravi Kumar confirmed curiosity within the area of wrestling from a really younger age, and his father received him enrolled in Chhatrasal Stadium, Delhi, to coach beneath the steering of the 1982 Asian Games gold medalist Satpal Singh.
  

  Ravi Kumar Dahiya together with his mentor and coach, Satpal Singh

• Ravi’s father, Rakesh Dahiya, is a farmer who works on rented paddy fields in Sonipat, Haryana. Ever since Ravi confirmed curiosity in wrestling, his father was supportive of his dream. It was reported that his father would journey to Chhatrasal Stadium to ship milk and fruits to ensure that his son was taking a correct eating regimen, and he saved doing this for nearly ten years.
  

  Ravi Kumar’s father Rakesh Kumar Dahiya (heart)

• Ravi began his journey as a wrestler with the 2015 Junior World Wrestling Championship and received a silver medal within the 55 kg weight class for freestyle wrestling.

• Unfortunately, Ravi needed to keep away from the wrestling ring for a really very long time after he received injured in 2017, and he was requested to get relaxation. Later, Ravi made a comeback with the 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championship and received a silver medal within the 57 kg class.
  

  Ravi Kumar after successful a silver medal within the 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships

• In 2019, Dahiya represented Haryana Hammers on the 2019 Pro Wrestling League and remained undefeated all through the league.

• During the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships video games in Xi’an, China, Ravi was ranked fifth after he misplaced the match for the bronze medal.

• Ravi Kumar Dahiya was getting ready for the 2020 Summer Olympics, and throughout the qualifier rounds, he defeated the European wrestling champion, Arsen Harutyunyan, after which the 2017 world champion Yuki Takahashi within the quarterfinal. In the semifinal spherical, Ravi misplaced the match to the defending champion and gold medalist Zaur Uguev and settled for a bronze medal within the 2019 World Wrestling Championship.
  

  Ravi Kumar with a bronze medal

• For his immaculate efficiency throughout the totally different wrestling championships, Ravi was added to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ initiative Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) in October 2019.

• When Ravi was coaching in Chhatrasal Stadium, his father would usually deliver milk and fruits for him. In an interview, a senior coach from Chhatrasal, Virender Kumar said-
  

  His family could be very poor. Despite that, his father would one way or the other handle to journey to Delhi with milk and fruits for him. We knew that he was taking loans to pay for his son’s eating regimen additionally. So when it was wanted, the senior wrestlers in Chhatrasal and even the coaches would contribute what they may. We knew this boy was one thing particular”

• In an interview with The Hindu, Ravi Kumar talked a few easy system that he adopted for the Olympics. He said-
  

  It’s the most important occasion. But it’s simply one other occasion. I’ve fought with many of the wrestlers within the area. I don’t have to take strain.”

• While Ravi Kumar spends a good period of time practising within the gymnasium and the ring, he additionally prepares for the fights by watching movies of his rivals’ video games. Ravi said-
  

  Everything is on the market on the web. I watch my rivals’ bouts and devise my recreation plans accordingly. Similarly, they should be watching my bouts.”

• In June 2021, Ravi Kumar Dahiya together with Deepak Punia, and Anshu Malik was nominated for the Arjuna Award by the Wrestling Federation of India.

• In his leisure time, Ravi Kumar likes to play basketball.
  

  Ravi Kumar Dahiya taking part in basketball

   

• On 4 August 2021, Ravi created historical past by turning into the second Indian wrestler ever to enter the Olympics remaining after successful the semifinals resulting from a foul. Sushil Kumar was the primary Indian wrestler to achieve the Olympic finals within the 2012 London Olympics. Ravi received the semi-final by foul because the Kazakhstan wrestler Sanayev bit Ravi in his arm whereas he was attempting to pin him down. The video of the incident went viral, and Ravi was left with a giant chew mark and in ache.

• On 5 August 2021, Ravi Kumar performed the ultimate wrestling match within the 57 kg weight class in opposition to the two-time World Champion Zaur Uguev from Russia. After a outstanding battle, Ravi was taken down by Uguev and bagged a silver medal for the nation within the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.